Spectacle-frame.



E D. ELWOOD.

. SPECTACLE FRAME.

APPLICATION man mm. 20. 1911.

Patented Aug. 28, 1917.

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SPEGTACLE-FBAME.

1,238,396.; I Specification of Letters .Patent Patented Aug. 28, 1917.

Application filed March 20, 1917. Serial No. 156,183.

To all whom it gnay concern: 1 In the preferred form of my invention as Be it known that I, Emma D. ELWOOD, a illustrated in the drawings the lenses 1 and citizen of the United States of America, re- 2 are or may be of colored glass,'or plain siding at Medford, in the county of J ackglass as required, inclosed within the me- 5 son and State of Oregon, have invented new tallic rims 3, from ,Wh'ichthe bows 4 extend and useful Improvements in Spectaclebackward as usual to fit over the ears of the Frames, of which the following is a specifiwearer. I I 1 cation. The bar or bridge 5 extending horizon- My present invention relates to improvetally between the rims of the two lenses is 1o ments in spectacle frames or mountings, integral or rigid with these rims, is designed 6 and is especially designed for use to hold 'tosupport the two head-rests 6, 6, prefercolored or plain lenses of a pair of goggles ably of cork or" other suitable material, and to be worn over the usual eyeglasses for. the adapted to contact with the forehead-of the protection of the eyes against irritating and wearer. These rests are secured in the bar glaring light rays, dust, etc. The primary by a'special construction of the bar, which 70 object of the invention is the provision of as shown in Fig. 5, at 7 is fashioned as'a a pair of goggles having frames or mountchannel bar with inturned flanges opposed ings that will adapt them for use with the to each other and the cork rest 6 is slipped customary eyeglasses so that the goggles into this channel and held there by friction.

may be worn with comfort and convemence The lower guard or spider 8, comprises 75 without interfering with the usual functhe four diametrically arranged arms 9, 9, tions of the .eye glasses. and 10, 10, joined at-the center point 11, The invention consists in certain novel and the guard is positioned beneath the combinations and arrangements of the head bridge bar 5' and between the two lenses as rest and guards of the frame as will be more usual. The two upper arms 9 9 are fixed to 80 specifically .set forth in the following the rims of the lenses and project downspecification and set forth in the appended wardly and outwardly so that the center claims. p w joint 11 of the guard is located in a plane in In the accompanying drawings I have w ,front of the plane of the lenses, and. the adillustrated one complete example of the justable, pr flexible arms 10, 10 project in- 85 7 physical embodiment of my invention con wardly therefrom so that the cork rest structed according to the bestmode I have pieces 12 for the nose are locatedin a plane so far devised for the practical application at the rear of the plane of the lenses. At ofthe principles .of my invention, and 13 the arms .10 are bent upwardly, and.

frames or mountings constructed as illusformed as channel barsto receive the cork. 90

trated have proven highly successful in pieces 12, in manner similar to the construcactual use. tion setv forth in Fig. 5, except that of Figure 1 is a front elevation, tipped course'the cork rests 12 stand inanpproxislightly forward showing a pair of glasses mate vertical plane and. the rest 6 lie in a 40 or goggles embodying the novel features of. horizontal plane. 1 95 my invention. To illustrate. the use of my, spectacles, in

Fig. 2 is a top plan view of the glasses or Fig. 3 I have indicated a portion of an ordispectacles. Fig. 3 is an enlarged sectional nary eyeglass, A being one of the lenses, B View, at the center of the mounting of the the metallic bridge ,orcurved upper guard, goggles, showing also a usual eyeglass in and C, a usual type of "nose rest." With the M0 section, to illustrate. the relation of my eyeglasses applied to the nose as in Fig. 3,

* glasses or spectacles to the eyeglasses, as in my spectacles are fitted .over them, the two actual use. I rest pieces 12, fitting one at each side of the Fig. 4 is a view enlarged of'the 'lowernose and the upper rests 6 6 fitting against 56 guard and nose rests of the mounting. the forehead, while the bows 4 4 of course 195 Fig. 5 is an enlarged, sectional view illushold the spectacles or goggles when hooked trating the cork-rest used for both the upper behind' the ears of' the wearer. -In this or. bridge guard resting against the fore-- manner the spectacles or goggles areheld" head, and the lower guard with the nose -clear of-the eyeglasses,w1thoutcontactin rests. r with or-interfering wlth the eyeglasses, and .1

as the mounting 8 of the underguard is flexible or resilient, it can be easily adjusted and fitted to the nose.

What I c1aim is: 5 1. The combination in a spectacle mountin with the lenses and rims therefor, of a bridge bar having a head rest thereon and attached to the rims, and a lower mounting suspended from the rims having adjustable 10 diverging arms, and a nose rest on each arm.

2. The combination in a spectacle mountin with the lenses and rims therefor, of a bridge bar formed with a channel portion and a head rest fitted therein, and said bridge bar rigidly connected with the rims, a lower mounting suspended from said rims comprising four diametrically arranged arms, the lower pair of said arms havin g channel portions, and a nose rest fitted in each of said channel portions.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature.

ELMER D. ELWOOD; 

